Cable connector

Abstract

A cable connector having a cable receiving part for holding at least one cable end and a contact part configured to secure the cable end in the cable receiving part such that it is mechanically pretensioned after connection. A clamping device may be associated with the receiving part, which may also include a tapered line chamber. The contact part may include an insulation piercing connecting device for securing the cable end, wherein the axial center line of the device may be parallel or not parallel with the axial center line of the line chamber.

What is claimed:  
     
       1. A cable connector comprising: 
       a cable receiving part having a line chamber disposed inside said receiving part, said line chamber having a linear longitudinal length with an inside cross section area along a portion of the linear longitudinal length that is larger than a cross section of a cable disposed inside said line chamber;  
       said cable receiving part further having an opening slot disposed through said cable receiving part and into said line chamber, said opening slot having an inside cross section area that is smaller than the cross section of said cable so that said cable can not pass through said opening slot and out of said line chamber; and  
       a receiving means having a connecting device disposed to fit through said opening slot and adapted to electrically connect to a distal end of said cable and disposed in said line chamber; wherein, when said connecting device is connected to the distal end of said cable, the distal end of said cable is bent inside a portion of the linear longitudinal length of said line chamber having an inside cross section area larger than the cross section of said cable and the distal end of said cable is compressed within said line chamber.  
     
     
       2. The cable connector of  claim 1 , wherein said connecting device of said receiving means receiving means comprises an insulation piercing connecting device. 
     
     
       3. The cable connector of  claim 1 , wherein an inside cross section area of said line chamber is smaller than the cross section of said cable at an end area of said line chamber that is disposed adjacent said opening slot. 
     
     
       4. The cable connector of  claim 3 , wherein the inside cross section area of said line chamber that is adjacent said opening slot tapers in a wedge-shape or arc-shape. 
     
     
       5. The cable connector of  claim 1 , wherein the inside cross section area of said line chamber has a diamond-shaped cross section. 
     
     
       6. The cable connection of  claim 2 , wherein an axial center line of said insulation piercing connecting device and an axial center line of said line chamber are parallel with one another. 
     
     
       7. The cable connection of  claim 1 , wherein said cable is compress within said line chamber with at least one bend in said cable. 
     
     
       8. A cable connector comprising: 
       a cable receiving part including a line chamber means for holding a cable, said line chamber means being disposed inside said cable receiving part, said line chamber means having a linear longitudinal length with an inside cross section area along a portion of the linear longitudinal length that is larger than a cross section of said cable disposed inside said line chamber means, said cable receiving part further having an opening slot disposed through said cable receiving part and into said line chamber means, said opening slot having an inside cross section area that is smaller than the cross section of said cable so that said cable can not pass through said opening slot and out of said line chamber; and  
       a receiving means having a connecting device means for electrically connecting to a distal end of said cable disposed in said line chamber means, said connecting device means disposed to fit through said opening slot;  
       wherein, when said connecting device means is connected to the distal end of said cable, distal end of said cable is bent inside a portion of the linear longitudinal length of said line chamber means having an inside cross section area larger than the cross section of said cable and the distal end of said cable is compressed within said line chamber means.  
     
     
       9. The cable connector of  claim 8 , wherein said connecting device means comprises an insulation piercing connecting device means for electrically connecting to a distal end of said cable. 
     
     
       10. The cable connector of  claim 8 , wherein an inside cross section area of said line chamber means is smaller than the cross section of said cable at an end area of said line chamber means that is disposed adjacent said opening slot. 
     
     
       11. The cable connector of  claim 10 , wherein the inside cross section area of said line chamber means tapers in a wedge-shape or arc-shape. 
     
     
       12. The cable connector of  claim 8 , wherein an axial center line of said connecting device means is parallel with an axial center line of said line chamber means. 
     
     
       13. The cable connector of  claim 8 , wherein the inside cross section area of said line chamber means has a diamond-shaped configuration. 
     
     
       14. The cable connector  claim 8 , further comprising clamping means for securing said cable in said line chamber means.